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Organization Theory Question Paper

Organization Theory

Course:Bachelor Of Commerce

Institution: Kenyatta University question papers

Exam Year:2009

KENY ATT A UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS 2008/2009
SECOND SEMESTER EXAMINATION FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF
COMMERCE
BBA 300: ORGANIZATION THEORY
DATE:
TUESDAY2~HAUGUST2009
TIME:
8.00 A.M. - 10.00 A.M.
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INSTRUCTIONS
I.
There are a total of 4 questions.
:
2.
Answer question ONE (I) and two other questions.
3.
Each Question to begin on a new sheet of paper
4.
Write you admission number on every page used.
,
.
Question 1- 30 marks
British Sociologist and American Organization theorists were the first to argue that Organizations structure and design should be based on the changing conditions it faces in the environment.
Write short paragraphs on the effects of the three (3) listed environmental changes on organization structure and design with reference to Kenyan organizations.
a)
Rapid Product obsolescence
b)
Political sector
c)
Globalization
d)
Legal sector

Question 2- 20 marks
Government organization often seem more bureaucratic than for-profit organizations. Could
this partly be the result of the type of control used in government organizations? Explain.

Question 3- 20 marks
a)
Discuss the importance of the international sector for today's organizations, compared to domestic sectors.
b)
What are some ways in which the international sector affects organizations in your city or community?

Question 4- 20 marks
Interacting dimensions of organization design are both structural and contextual.
i)
Identify these structural and contextual dimensions of organization design.
ii)
Explain how both structural and contextual dimensions affect organization design.

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